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@@valerietiffany3420 cool! I have since tied other set ups but I keep going back to mostly these items. Hope you have wonderful sketching adventures!

@@jennisalyers when I am standing I just use one, if I am sitting other brushes reside on the ground around me, if I am being all fancy with a portable easel then I have a workspace to lay them on :) What do you do?

@@makingmeaningnow I don’t stand so I lay them on the ground lol but that’s probably not the best way

@@Joy-TX I have since tried some fancier easels that attach to a tripod, but I do keep going back to my $1 clip board 😂

You don’t have to be ‘good’ to have a good time :) I have learned so much from getting out there. Yeah, it can be scary but in my cities urban sketching group there always seem to be at least a few people who it is their first time out every time and they are always welcomed. Happy sketching!

Great idea 👍

Maybe someday soon :) I am painting still, just not as frantically. I am also messing around with embroidering my sketches :) Happy painting!!

Cool! I have since tried other more expensive set ups, which work great when I can carry more, but for a quick trip, or trying to stay light, this is my go to :)

Hi! Still painting but not really sharing. I found editing TH-cam videos to take a lot of time and I wasn’t super enjoying it. I share more on Instagram. Glad to hear you are liking the stool! I am looking forward to warmer weather and getting back out plein-air. Nothing like it on a beautiful day :)

Thank you for your video - i think I'll buy the kit!~

Sorry 😂 not much editing experience here :) It was a great introduction. Last summer I even tried some ‘plein air’ carving. Super fun hobby :)

I am 🥰 I am just don’t seem to be sharing it as much. I still post on Instagram. Excited for some warmer weather to get back outside!

Yeah, I don’t know what happened, seems the company has updated their links to different products.

Thanks! Those Schmincke super granulating paints are AMAZING!!!

It does feel good, especially outside :)

Thanks! I will/do :)

Thank you 😊

Thanks 😊 I seem to be taking a hiatus but it can be so fun to share 😊

This comment made my day ♥️ I was really into trying to minimize when I first started but now I enjoy having different kits for different activities. I do have an ultra mini for when weight is an issue or space. However, most of the time I can carry a backpack and it is rarely very far. Why not bring all the stuff I am finding fun :) I also have a car kit that can just stay in the car and get really warm and cold without worry…..And an around the house kit for visual journaling 😂

@@makingmeaningnow you are GOALS! 🙌 👏 👍

Hi! This set up video was filled last year and for the little watercolor paintings I was doing this was more than enough water. I have since moved into plein air painting with gouache and using other media on top, like crayon or colored pencils. For this I do find I need more water. However, for urban sketching, I want to be able to move fast so I still use the little clip on water container. I rarely opened the second pot even. I find I don’t use the water brushes unless I am traveling ultra light. Hope this helps!

@@makingmeaningnow That was very helpful, thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question.

Thank you 😊 I am rather pleased with him :)

One day I would like to try the M. Grahams too. The HIMI was a good first palette for me, but the paint just doesn’t mix or spread as nicely as the Holbein I use now. I still use the HIMI with my son and have recently used it to paint paper to collage with, it is still decent paint :) How do you like the Caran d’Ache pans? Do they see much use? I have heard mixed reviews.

@@makingmeaningnow The CD pans aren’t as opaque as tube gouache so you have to add multiple layers. But I love that I can just open my palette and they’re ready to use (instead of opening a box, digging through tubes, picking out colors, etc.) Like I said I like to combine watercolor and gouache so I guess they do the job for me. If I want more of an ‘oil painting’ sort of look, then I know I’ll need to get my tubes out. Have you heard of James Gurney? If not, he does urban sketches and works with watercolor, gouache and casein. Check him out, I love, love, love his style. If I paint more in gouache, I’d want my work to look like his.

Thanks, yes, I realized this after using it and my wrist got wet 😂 Don’t know why I didn’t think of this before. I now clip the cloth next to the palette like I did before :) Turns out I prefer a larger set up than this anyway so it works great that way. Thanks for your concern.

The palette worked great, and continues to do so. The paint stayed ‘wet’ for about two weeks. I was using them daily as well as spritzing them morning and night. After that they started to dry out one by one. If there was a small amount of paint left it got crumbly, but fuller pans have been fine. I continue to use them on location and it has been about two months now. They work well for out and about but I would prefer to use fresh at home. As for mold, I live in a rather dry climate, mold isn’t much of an issue for anything here, so my experience probably isn’t helpful in this regard :) The artist I saw add the honey said she put about a half teaspoon in a small glass. I put about that in the small container you see in the video. I don’t know if it really did anything :) Hope that is helpful!

Thank you 😊

Nice of you to say :) It was a good day out painting with my local urban sketchers group!

How cool! Thanks! Hope you enjoy your plein air adventures!!

Hahahaha😂 pleinairpril was such a blur I forgot I had posted this. Those damn shadows! Humbling indeed! I do enjoy watching plein air artists of varying experiance levels, at some point everyone seems to run into some kind of shadow issue 😂

@@makingmeaningnow oh yes. I remember someone saying to paint the shadows first. All I could think w as s that won't work for watercolor.

Thanks! Plein air is just such a wonderful way to spend some time. Wish I was headed to the ocean again, it makes such a beautiful subject :)

@@makingmeaningnow oh my yes I miss the ocean as well. I got to spend New Year’s Day on the gulf and got to plein air and loved it. I want to see North Carolina or New Orleans next. In the meantime I got to go to the lake today and plein air. It was so pretty. 💕

Yes, I did say I was lucky. Everything is easier with little kids when two adults are supervising. He took over for awhile so I could paint on our family trip to the park. And yes, he would say that he is lucky when I take over full supervision when he takes some me time. Just because something is expected does not mean you can’t be grateful. You can’t judge an entire relationship and dynamic based on one throw away comment. And yes, art outside is fun.

That made me giggle :) Art outside is my jam, but I can see how it might not be for everyone. Too much wind and people :) Thanks for you kind comment!

Thank you! I should maybe try some more gouache florals, I have gotten pretty sketchy recently, time to pivot 😂

Thanks!